Roasted Flower Sprouts
I stumbled upon these amazing vegetables about a month ago.
They look like the love child of a brussels sprout and kale, with their teen tiny cabbage like appearance.
They are seriously delicious! I can’t get enough of them. Originally I was steaming or boiling them. Then during a trip to Chiltern Firehouse in December with friends, I tried them roasted alongside Welsh Lamb.
Would it be over dramatic to say this was life changing?
Ok perhaps a little over exaggeration….but if you can get them, try them. They are amazing. We had the tasting menu at the Chiltern Firehouse, and of around 8+ courses, the nutty, salty flower sprouts were the stand out item on the menu for me.
Flower Sprouts are apparently available from Waitrose, but not in any of my local stores….So far I’ve only been able to find them in M&S. It’s not my usual food store, but worth going out of the way for a couple of packs of these bad boys.
Ingredients:
- 160g flow sprouts
- 2 table spoons light olive or vegetable oil
- large sprinkling of sea salt (to taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder ( or use onion salt and ommit the sea salt above)
Bake in a hot oven (180C) until really crispy. They take around 20-25 minutes.
Serve with anything and everything. Or be piggy like me, and just eat a whole bowl on your own.
Method:
Place flower sprouts in a large bowl, and coat with the oil to make sure a light coating on all sprouts.
Lay out on a baking sheet.
Sprinkle with onion power (optional).
Then be generous with the sea salt, bang in the oven –
Don’t be led astray by the stilton cheese in the picture. Its my salt pig. (Though actually….flower sprouts and cheese may be my next experiment).
In my opinion, the crispier the better, but they need to be slightly soft as well. If still hard in the middle, and turning brown too quickly, lower your oven temp by 10 degrees and bake for a further 5 minutes. 
We served these as part of our New Years eve dinner, with roast beef and potatoes. 
I’m not going to lie….I was hoping for some sneaky left overs, but every single one was hoovered up on the night. Damn you greedy friends!
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These look and sound delicious- I have to try to find them and make them myself- I actually love brussel sprouts and am warming to kale, so these should be gorgeous. Thanks for sharing. Anna
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Thanks Anna – Thank you for your lovely comment. Unfortunately flower sprouts seem to be coming got the end of their season. i had to try 3 M&S’s to get some for a dinner party this weekend. ? Hopefully they will make a comeback in Autumn. I know what you mean about Kale. sometimes it can feel a bit “worthy” roasting them with plenty of sea salt (or some onion / celery powder) makes them a bit like the crispy seaweed you sometimes get in chinese takeaways (but not as greasy). Have a lovely rest of your weekend Di xx
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Thanks Anna – Thank you for your lovely comment. Unfortunately flower sprouts seem to be coming got the end of their season. i had to try 3 M&S’s to get some for a dinner party this weekend. ? Hopefully they will make a comeback in Autumn. I know what you mean about Kale. sometimes it can feel a bit “worthy” roasting them with plenty of sea salt (or some onion / celery powder) makes them a bit like the crispy seaweed you sometimes get in chinese takeaways (but not as greasy). Have a lovely rest of your weekend Di xxx
These look really different! Never tried them before, look interesting.
Thanks for linking up with #justanotherlinky
Yummy and healthy are two of my favorite things. Although I probably won’t find anything like this in the produce section of any of our small town grocery stores. I’m lucky to get organic kale to make kale chips with. Thanks for linking with #momsterslink! Hope to see you again in 15 hours ?Trista
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Thanks Trista. Kale chips are me second favourite. Have a great day. xx
OH this sounds great I will have to try it. Great recipe. Thanks for linking up to Share With Me. #sharewithme
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Thanks Jenny,
So easy, and a great way to get tasty veg into your kids.
These look yummy, they really do. Thanks for linking up to #justanotherlinky xx
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Thanks Something Crunchy Mummy! My kids love them, so a great way to get veg into your littles.
I’d never heard of these! They look so pretty now, and I might have to try them – I can’t stomach normal sprouts, so they might be the answer. 🙂 #justanotherlinky
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Hope you can find them Jess – they are even tastier than they look ?